awful
English Thesaurus
1. causing fear or dread or terror (adj.all)
similar | : | alarming, |
definition | : | frightening because of an awareness of danger (adj.all) |
2. exceptionally bad or displeasing (adj.all)
similar | : | bad, |
definition | : | having undesirable or negative qualities (adj.all) |
3. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder (adj.all)
similar | : | impressive, |
definition | : | making a strong or vivid impression (adj.all) |
4. offensive or even (of persons) malicious (adj.all)
similar | : | grotty, |
definition | : | very unpleasant or offensive (adj.all) |
similar | : | hateful, mean, |
definition | : | characterized by malice (adj.all) |
also | : | unpleasant, |
definition | : | disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings (adj.all) |
attribute | : | nastiness, |
definition | : | the quality of being unpleasant (noun.attribute) |
5. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact (adj.all)
similar | : | extraordinary, |
definition | : | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable (adj.all) |
domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
6. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence (adj.all)
similar | : | reverent, |
definition | : | feeling or showing profound respect or veneration (adj.all) |
7. used as intensifiers (adv.all)
domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
8. causing fear or dread or terror (adj.all)
9. exceptionally bad or displeasing (adj.all)
10. offensive or even (of persons) malicious (adj.all)
antonym | : | nice, |
definition | : | pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance (adj.all) |
derivation | : | nastiness, |
definition | : | the quality of being unpleasant (noun.attribute) |
11. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact (adj.all)
12. causing fear or dread or terror (adj.all)
13. exceptionally bad or displeasing (adj.all)
14. offensive or even (of persons) malicious (adj.all)
antonym | : | nice, |
definition | : | pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance (adj.all) |
derivation | : | nastiness, |
definition | : | the quality of being unpleasant (noun.attribute) |
15. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact (adj.all)
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